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Photo of the day (9-17-09)
I'll let my friend Mitch Bell, a pilot and the photographer of today's photo of the day explain his unique shot:
I flew the 767-300 back from L.A. and when we landed, we took a bird strike on my side. Here is a picture of the bird... The guy landed on my wiper blade and rode the jet from the taxiway to the gate.
Imagine the noise outside and the looks from the inside that this bird got while riding the few minutes it took to get to the gate. After parking, the bird moved over to check out the captain on the left side:
Either picture is good enough for today's photo of the day. Nice job, Mitch!
Are you a Flickr user who'd like to share a travel related picture or two for our consideration? Submit it to Gadling's Flickr group right now! We just might use it for our Photo of the Day!Either picture is good enough for today's photo of the day. Nice job, Mitch!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Rob Sep 18th 2009 8:04AM
Maybe the bird's mate got sucked into the engine and it is trying to find them. Or it is one smart bird and noticed that the plane can fly and it can hitch a ride. I wonder what destination it is wanting to discover.
It is funny. I have heard of cheap flights, but this takes it to a whole new level.
I hope this guy did not end up inside the engine.